Indeed, the Timberwolves entered the 2016 off-season with a glaring hole at power forward, and though Jordan Hill can play the position, he doesn’t actually fill that need.
Minnesota’s issue is not a lack of big men. Gorgui Dieng, Kevin Garnett, Nemanja Bjelica, and Adreian Payne can all play at the four-spot. The problem with this collection of players is that none of them are combo forwards that can also take time at small forward. In that regard, Hill doesn’t bring anything new to the table.
Tayshaun Prince played 1,462 minutes for the Wolves last season, and 84 percent of those minutes were at small forward, per Basketball-Reference.